Last month??s Annals of Internal Medicine offered up some sound advice from the American College of Physicians and the U.S. Federation of State Medical Boards in regards to physicians and their use of?¦

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As social media and mobile communication continues to become more popular, doctors and other medical professionals are confronting new challenges from patients who expect to always be connected to their caregivers. Should doctors be Facebook ??friends?? with their patients, be tweeting health tips and texting or emailing their clients? What are the privacy, ethical and medical implications of such interactions?

For the first time ever, the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the?¦

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New research released this week from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Journal of General Internal Medicine reports that medical interns spend 12% of their time communicating with their patients and more than 40% behind a?¦

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It is estimated that up to 80 percent of modern-day commercial flights are now conducted on autopilot. This sophisticated technology is praised for making flights safer. But can and should the same really be applied to healthcare? Will we boldly go where no health technology has gone before?

Apparently a group of scientists at Maastricht University Medical Hospital have developed a model that could enable cancer patients to have their treatment course chosen by a?¦

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A patient was recently taught a social media lesson when he tweeted an inflammatory message about staff at his GP practice. Following a phone call with one of the practice??s receptionists, when he was apparently told that he would have to wait three months for an appointment, Mr Mat Cochrane wanted to complain to the management. He claims he was then told he should make a complaint in writing and was evidently annoyed?¦

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This morning I saw an article in the Telegraph (it happens when you follow folks in the U.K.) discussing the results of a small social media study. Ten self-professed Facebook addicts and ten power-tweeters were asked to forgo social media for four weeks. No surprise, many of them started to tweak out a bit, stating they felt disconnected from?¦

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With the recent debates in health care regarding our new system, the Consumer Electronics Association and other notable sources have given thought to digital health as a solution. One of the largest conflicts that our current medical system is facing is a shortage of primary care physicians, (PCPs) . According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, by 2015, the U.S. will have 68,500 primary care physicians.

Will that be enough for our growing population? Well we??re now?¦

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A new study from Brigham Young University has found that while most of us go online regularly for help in diagnosing health issues, very few of us actually post information, questions or experiences on health topics.

According to the study, less than 15 percent of us post health information online ?? compared to 60 percent of us who go?¦

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I may be speaking alone here, but I certainly do not remember the last series of shots I received, or the recent symptoms I had which resulted in a doctors visit. Cue in HealthKeep, a health-based social network, looking to make medical records less complicated. A recent piece in Mashable reports that HealthKeep is looking to help people organize their patient history with a timeline of symptoms, medications and?¦

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On Monday the UK??s Royal College of GPs (RCGP) launched the RCGP Social Media Highway Code, a practical guide for healthcare professionals wanting to communicate with patients through social media. The Code is a great step towards encouraging and enabling enhanced engagement with patients online. It??s exciting to see the healthcare industry embracing the?¦

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One of the things we love most is the entrepreneurial spirit that so many small and emerging businesses have. This spirit is crucial to drive innovation and creativity, and in a world where a new product or service can become popular overnight, it??s more important than ever. With this in mind, Racepoint Group is launching read full article

We??re very excited to welcome Mary Alfieri to the ever-growing Racepoint family! Get to know our newest PR pro in this intimate Q&A. 1) How would you explain what you do for work in 3 sentences or less to your 7 year old niece? My job is to spread the word about different companies and read full article

All of us at Racepoint Group would like to extend the warmest of welcomes to our newest AC, Sammy Toole. Get to know Sammy through this fun one-on-one Q&A session. 1) How would you explain what you do for work in 3 sentences or less to your 7 year old niece? My job is to read full article

We??re very excited to welcome Mike Nourie to the Racepoint family! Get to know our newest PR pro in this intimate Q&A. 1. How would you describe what you do for work in 3 sentences or less to your 7 year old niece? I would tell her that I work for a company that helps read full article

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the Engage Digital Storytelling conference in NYC on behalf of Racepoint Group’s Digital Consumer Practice. This full-day event was studded with top executives from HBO, MTV, Esquire Magazine, Facebook, Buzzfeed and many more awesomely relevant brands. While waiting for the event to begin, I met a sports read full article

More than ever personal electronics are taking center stage in our leisure time. From watching movies and television to catching up that book you??ve been meaning to get to, it??s becoming more and more likely that you??ll have a tablet, smartphone or laptop in tow. With spring in full bloom and summer on the horizon, read full article

Racepoint Group is very excited to present to you another episode of RPG Live, where a group of Racepoint Group employees discuss the latest culturally relevant issues and trends we??re seeing in the news and pop culture, hosted by our own Evan Siff. This week??s episode features a very special guest from RPG??s Hong Kong read full article

When last week’s horrific events occurred in Boston, people who were at the marathon (or in the Boston area) were flooded with calls, texts and messages, asking if they were safe. During this time I was driving home from the Marathon with my wife, who had finished the race, and she spent the entire car ride answering read full article

In case you missed our announcement, here??s a quick recap of a piece of news coming from the Racepoint team this time around! Last week, we introduced a new product to the Racepoint family of offerings ?? FieldFacts. In a nutshell, it??s a super-powered database and campaign management system that draws on a powerful combination read full article

We’ll keep this quick, folks: when a good fraction of the country is consumed by a frustrating investigation following the horrendous bombings at the Boston Marathon, don’t try to capitalize on the activity to push your own agenda. Two examples below.   After the identities of two suspects were released during last night’s FBI press read full article